While that sounds like a fundamental problem for someone singing “Jingle Bells,” it wasn't the end of the world. Ovechkin had backup.

Far from alone in the video, the Capitals star is joined by a backing band that includes Brooks Laich on drums, John Erskine on the Fisher-Price xylophone and Joel Ward on the inflatable sax, among others.

Despite their plastic instruments and inability to play them, the band sounds dynamic. Electric holiday music has never exactly been my style, but you have to respect Aaron Volpatti—a man who can milk fury from a guitar without bothering with the strings.